Structure for storage or accommodation of vehicles



June 7, 1932. A TRAUBE 1,861,461

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ATTORN EY Patented June 7, 1932 ABRAHAM TRAUBE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORKSTRUCTURE FOR STORAGE OR ACCOMMODATION F VEHICLES Application filedAugust 28, 1930. Serial No. 477,339.

This invention relates to a building or structure for the convenientstorage or temporary accommodation of automobiles and other vehicles ofthe type in which the vehicles are stored or accommodated on a pluralityof floors or levels.

One object of this invention is to provide very convenient accessibilityof all the ve hicles at all times so that each vehicle is alwaysaccessible and may be removed from the building or structure withoutinterfering with any of the other vehicles in the building or structure.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means wherebythe maximum number of vehicles may be accommodated in a minimum spacewithout sacrificing accessibility of the vehicles.

A still further object is to provide an improved arrangement whereby thevehicles may be conveniently elevated to different levels and may bedistributed from the elevating means in such manner that all thevehicles have clear access to such elevating means at all times.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described illustratedin the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, it being understood that various changes in the generalarrangement may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a sectional plan view showing a part of abuilding or structure made in accordance with this invention; F ig. 2 isa vertical section of the same taken through the center of one of theelevators; Fig. 8 is a sectional plan View showing part of a building orstructure and illustrating a modified form of the arrangement; Fig. 4 isan enlarged vertical section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5is a crosssectional view taken on the line 55 Fig. 3.

In the arrangement shown at Figs. 1 and 2, the structure is built withenclosing sidewalls 6 having internal buttresses or extensions 7 andinternal pillars or uprights 8 which latter are arranged to surroundelevators 9, 9 extending the full height of the building and adapted toconvey the vehicles to and from series of turntables 10, 10 groupedaround the elevator 9, these turntables being arranged in vertical tiersspaced from each other to accommodate the vehicles therebetween andpreferably without excess head room. In the arrangement shown at Fig. 1the elevator 9 is adapted to serve the turntables 10 and the adjacentturntables 10 which latter may also be served by elevator 9 and bothelevators 9, 9 may be operated at the same time so as handling of thevehicles.

Each turntable 10, 10 is mounted on a vertical shaft 11 and is providedwith a series of parallel grooves or guides 12 to receive the wheels ofthe vehicles and facilitate disposal of the vehicles upon the turntablesas shown at the upper left hand corner of Fig. 1. The elevators 9, 9 areadapted to receive and discharge the vehicles at the ground floor andafter the elevator carrying one or more vehicles is elevated or loweredto the level of one of the turntables, the latter is, if necessary,turned-by hand or by poweruntil a vacant pair of guides 12 is inalignment or substantially in alignmentwith the vehicle on the elevatorand the latter is then conveniently run onto said guides. In this mannerall the guides 12 may be conveniently and promptly filled, but all thevehicles on all the turntables are always accessible to one or more ofthe elevators so that any one vehicle may be removed from the buildingat any time without disturbing any of the other vehicles.

In the arrangement shown at Fig. 3 the wall structure 6, 7 is the sameas at Figs. 1

to expedite the i and 2 but the turntables 13 in Fig. 3 are shown withwheel guides 14 extending at uniform angles from the periphery of theturntable While the turntables 15 are shown with wheel guides 16arranged in a radial direction in such manner that the vehicles carriedupon a rotary platform 17 on an elevator 18 can be moved in a directlystraight line onto one of the said guides 1416. The said rotary platform17 may be turned so that a vehicle carried thereby is aligned with oneor other of the wheel guides on the turntables 13 or 15.

In the structural arrangement shown at Fig. 4 the turntable 13 is shownwith rollers or wheels 19 carried on the underside thereof and bearingupon an annular rail 20. At the center thereof the turntable 13 has apivot provided with a ball race 21 and a wormwheel 22 carried by thetable 13 is engaged by a worm 23 driven by an electric motor 24:, whichlatter may be controlled in any suitable or convenient manner from anysuitable point.

Referring to Fig. 5 the elevator 18 is provided with an annular rail 25for the supporting wheels or rollers 26 on the underside of the platform17 and the latter is provided,

with a wormwheel 27 driven by a worm 28 from an electric motor 29 on theelevator 18.

The vehicles may be driven on to the elevators 9, 9 Fig. 1 or theplatform 17 Fig. 3 at the ground level and suitable indicating means maybe provided to indicate to the operator which of the rotary turntableshas space available for the reception of the vehicles. The elevator isthen moved to the desired level and if necessary the turntable isrotated into position to receive the vehicle from the elevator and inthe case of the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 the platform 17 may also berotated sovas to insure proper alignment. The vehicle may then beconveniently moved onto the space on the turntable and the elevator maythen be returned to the ground level. The spaces between the elevatorsand the adjacent peripheral edges of the turntables are fitted withstationary surfaces 30 over which the vehicles may pass.

It will be understood that the building or structure above described maybe located in congested areas and may extend to any desired height andif so desired the turntables may be arranged below instead of above theground level or both below and above such level.

Although the drawings and the above specification disclose the bestmodes in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, I desire tobe in no way limited to the details of such disclosure for in thefurther practical application of my invention many changes in form andarrangement may be made as circumstances require or Xperience suggestswithout departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope ofthe appended claims.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A structure for the accommodation of vehicles, comprising an elevatorfor the vehicles, a series of tiers of horizontal turntables groupeduniformly around the elevator with the turntables of each tier arrangedto rotate about a common axis, and means for rotating the turntables ofeach tier independently of each other to bring any point in theperipheral edge of any of the turntables into position to receive avehicle from the elevator.

2. A structure for the accommodation of vehicles, comprising a series ofgroups of vertically spaced horizontal turntables, a common elevatorlocated in uniformly close proximity to the outer peripheral edges ofsaid turntables, guide means for receiving the vehicles on saidturntables, and means for independently rotating the individualturntables to align said receiving means with the vehicles on saidcommon elevator.

3. A structure for the storage of vehicles, comprising a plurality ofseries of turntables spaced from each other in a vertical direction andmounted to rotate about a common vertical axis, guide means for thevehicle wheels on each turntable, a common elevator located in uniformrelation to each of said series and adjacent to the outer peripheraledges of the turntables, and means for rotating the individualturntables to receive the vehicles from any of the sides of theelevator.

4. A structure for the storage of vehicles, comprising a plurality ofturntables on the same level, an elevator located adjacent to the outerperipheral edges of the turntables, and a rotary platform on theelevator for carrying the vehicles and for aligning them with theturntables.

5. A structure for the storage of vehicles, comprising a plurality oftiers of independently rotary turntables, a common elevator uniformlyspaced between said tiers, and a vehicle carrying platform mounted onthe elevator for turning the vehicles to face any of the said tiers toreceive or deliver vehicles to or from any turntable of whatever tier orlevel.

6. A structure for the storage of vehicles, comprising an elevator, aseries of groups of turntables mounted to rotate about vertical axesspaced uniformly around the said elevator, means for rotating theturntables, guide means on the turntables for receiving the wheels ofthe vehicle, and a platform on the elevator for receiving or dischargingcars from or to said turntables in opposite directions at the same timeand on the same level.

7. A structure for the storage of vehicles, comprising a plurality oftiers of independently rotary turntables, an elevator spaced uniformlybetween and common to said tiers and adjacent the outer peripheral edgesof the turntables, a rotary vehicle-carrying platform mounted on theelevator, means on the turntables for bringing any point in the peripheral edges thereof into alignment with the elevator, and means forrotating the platform to head a vehicle carried thereon towards any thusaligned particular point in the peripheral edge of any one of saidturntables.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ABRAHAM TRAUBE.

